Although it may seem very glamorous to be on the television, this is not a TV programme you want to be on; apply to Who Wants to be a Millionaire? That way you’ll have a lot more fun.

However, all joking aside, it is as easy as hiring the wrong professional for the job to end up like some of the poor, unfortunate individuals that end up on that show. Some of those horror stories are like nothing you can imagine and when you actually consider that it could be you it’s quite frankly scary.

Are builders the worst Rogue Traders?

Not by a long shot is the short answer to this. There is no end to the amount of rogues out there currently trading, and you need to be aware that there are many professions with perpetrators equally as bad as those blasé builders that appear on the TV. Other very common rogue traders appear in all of the following professions and many more too numerous to mention in a blog post of this length:

• Plumbers

• Electricians

• Heating Engineers

• Solicitors

• Caterers

• Mechanics

• Entertainers

• Financial Advisors

As you will see, it isn’t always the “tradesmen” that cause the problems; there are other “white collar” sectors that are also just as bad when it comes to doing what they’re supposed to and charging you a fair price for it. Over the coming weeks we’ll look a little more into the individual trades and how they pull the wool over the eyes of their paying customers, causing nightmares across homes not only in the Birmingham, Solihull & Dudley areas, but across the UK.

How can I avoid Rogue Traders and Cowboy Builders?

You can avoid them by not hiring them, but this is often easier said than done. Some of the tricks these villains come up with are extremely clever and they depend upon the complacency of their customers. Again, over the next few weeks we’ll examine ways in which they do this and how you can tell in the first instance whether or not you have a rogue trader on your hands.

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